Ups & Downs From WWE RAW (Mar 16)

Our WWE RAW review as Simon Miller talks about Stone Cold Steve Austin in the WWE Performance Centre, Becky Lynch in a truck, The Undertaker signing a contract and Edge getting a full entrance in an empty building.
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[@SethColby69]

idk what was weirder , raw having no crowd or the fact undertaker just had the quickest entrance of his entire career

[@rozinashah3884]

Bruh

[@deanlangley4003]

His biker gimmick entrance wasn’t that long but I get where you’re coming from man

[@TWO00_4_3TheoryNow]

Yeah, the guy just broke his own record even at this age of his life. He is a true legend...

[@michaelkelley7826]

He probably thought people were still watching his saudi entrance

[@byronkennedy7203]

I was wondering if he was going to slow walk to the ring

[@savitarajdev]

Bryan will never forget the Superdome. Rollins won't forget the Levi's Stadium Kofi won't forget the MetLife stadium McIntyre will never forget WWE's performance center

[@nell866]

vivi's cakes definitely gotta hurt

[@Divine_Chareka]

Nice one 😂

[@mig50cc]

Hogan will never forget.......the SILVERDOME 🤣🤣🤣

[@RJGrimReaper]

Great comment👏👏👏

[@jonathancooper4914]

If I had my way, I’d put WWE on hold until this all blows over.

[@getbn6547]

Asuka is the greatest. Her and HHH would make a brilliant commentary team lol.

[@FadedPriest]

She just starts to scream in Japanese and HHH just chuckles and asks questions to keep it going.

[@jasontylermoncada1437]

Came to make this comment but just bumping this one. NEVER KNEW UNTIL LAST NIGHT HOW MUCH I NEED ASUKA HHH COMMENTARY

[@SpeedDemonPowerage98]

GetBn that’s an Asuka Up!

[@Darth-Hylian]

Brilliant idea

[@HellNation]

AndRRRRRRRadee

[@alzoraig]

Stone Cold: Gimme a Hell Yeah! The Audience: Stone Cold: GIMME A HELL YEAH! Byron: hElL yEaH!

[@carlosrosales4570]

مبارك الزريق what

[@alzoraig]

@@carlosrosales4570 WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT? WHAT?

[@nickleo7586]

@@alzoraig I'll give it an 8 lol

[@airpegasus5167]

**Tough Crowd**

[@imKAYNE]

LMAO!!!!!!!!!!! Byron was hilarious

[@MexxicanJellyBean123]

Nobody: Wrestlemania 36: We have a new live attendance record!

[@smzplays93]

Technically it would be a record for lowest attendance

[@BizzyBoney1]

@@smzplays93 your fun at parties I bet

[@scottkendrix6231]

@@smzplays93 It would still be a record, so what's the point of your comment?

[@RJGrimReaper]

@@smzplays93 please...don't be THAT guy

[@ctfashow]

God, I wish Truth was there to announce that! That would be awesome!

[@y0611]

Asuka was on commentary to provide a distraction from the silence when the match was continuing.

[@DUARTE99]

Mustafa Altun - To be honest, I think it worked. She was fun.

[@tasha4856]

She should have stayed out there for the whole episode.

[@King-fz8iw]

It was so funny. I loved how hype she got It was great!

[@ericd1632]

Thanks captain obvious

[@Skixex]

Raw 2020 Ups and Downs Ups: 77 Downs: 48 Overall UPS: 9 Overall Downs: 2

[@mohammadmirza84]

@Sherlock Holmes 🤣🤣

[@KT_Katt]

Sherlock Holmes damn son, you killed em :(

[@billyray5232]

What is Michelle Mccool's Favorite Position?...Under-Taker.

[@johnspencer7838]

You are my new hero..

[@adityaprakash9089]

Yoooo.. That's one hell of a joke.. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@jamesvigg2680]

👏👏 👏👏👏

[@Adsvinson]

😂😂😂

[@marcusjyko9691]

More like the Tombstone Piledriver.

[@AdnanFiroze]

Asuka: KWAAATRRRRARARA WAWARA! HHH: Good point. I was thinking the same. What do you think about being the commentator+announcer at the empty WrestleMania? Asuka: EAAASY PEEZY!

[@mentalphilanthropist35]

Watch her channel it will make more sense, 8f it doesn't turn on captions eaasy peezy.

[@morningstar5535]

Lmfao

[@DJDoubleCee]

It sure does feel weird seeing WWE run their shows without an audience. But I guess that’s gonna be the new normal for awhile.

[@rektz2457]

We got Obama to thank for that

[@tasha4856]

@@rektz2457 who?? He isn't president anymore.

[@cashnovatate1405]

Krazy Reckz yeh blame the person thats not president 😂

[@Adzakorrahn]

It's like watching a Florida Panthers home game!

[@Arnell_Mediocrity_Long]

@Kermit of Rivia Yeah, but I'm usually done in 10 minutes or less...this lasts for almost 3 hours. 😵

[@noctropolis913]

The "I'm Straight. Edge" punch-line made me spit out my cereal!

[@Kta8548i]

Bruh!!!😬

[@techmic2854]

I was waiting for this comment

[@DeanMoxley87]

It’s sad that there will be no crowd on the Raw after Mania us Brits & Europeans can’t take this piss this year.

[@WhatIsItToBurn]

Why say Brits and Europeans? Brits are Europeans so it kind of sounds weird. lol Kind of like someone saying they want to travel to China and Asia...

[@justjoe1811]

@@WhatIsItToBurn Well, the Brits are not part of the EU, so he's kinda right.

[@TheSaNdMaN5000]

@@justjoe1811 they are still part of the continent named Europe, they got out of a union of countries, not a continent

[@justjoe1811]

@@TheSaNdMaN5000 They are an island, not part of the Continent.

[@justjoe1811]

@@TheSaNdMaN5000 + most of the residents don't see themselves as part of europe anyway.

[@jessegifford7913]

Asuka is a god damn international treasure.

[@chickenkurry6451]

Just like Adam's videos the show will go on without an audience.

[@franklingoodwin]

Wilbourn, Nicholas or Clery? It is AdamCulture after all 😆

[@joshuarosas1590]

Clery.... Clearly

[@yagamilight8008]

Give this man a medal! Sir, my respect!

[@EdwinKrow]

The way Undertaker flipped the table and then they cut it i thought he was pissed for real lmao

[@g0dmach1ne91]

me too, i thought he was pissed at having to do the segment due to the situation

[@chrisreid688]

American badass taker it's time

[@sethfreakinrollins9889]

Asuka on commentary is something I never thought I needed lol. She was the whole crowd last night.

[@wstine79]

She makes it seem EZ PZ.

[@cuh3287]

Stop commenting everywhere

[@tasha4856]

Only problem is I didn't know half the stuff she was saying.

[@g0dmach1ne91]

"riiiiight? riiiiiight?"

[@Zora-_-]

In about 5-10 years new up and comers will be like “wow this is the legendary performance centre where wm36 took place”

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Zora It just hit me, maybe WWE is trying to promote the hell out of this performance center. And they are doing a hell of a job, though inadvertently

[@tasha4856]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 This was where all the wrestlers went before they made it big and went to NXT.

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Tasha Shaw I know, but between NXTs opening speech by Mauro and all the commentary throughout and especially during the Ciampa/Gargano brawl, and SD opening speech by HHH and a little by commentary on Raw, I feel like WWE is certainly making the best out of the bad at least promoting their PC

[@g0dmach1ne91]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 well of course they are. it's not something people ever see or hear about normally. they're just welcoming us to their home and showing us around, acknowledging the situation and making sure everyone's at least on the same page.

[@Loneman1]

I lost it waaaaay harder than I should have with "How does the Big Show like his steak?" joke lmao

[@darkknight7545]

I don't know if it was the joke itself or the way he said "wellll"... I had tears in my eyes and it took me forever to finally watch the rest of the video

[@Loneman1]

@@darkknight7545 LOL yeah I repeated that part like 6 times

[@Doc0A]

"I'm straight Edge !!!" LMFAO

[@jerz18]

That CM Punk and Edge joke was the best 😂😂

[@V3rmundr]

This was the second quickest Undertaker entrance I've ever seen!

[@joiekelly3141]

Guybush Threepwood what’s the first?

[@p2k118]

The royal rumble 1 against Goldberg

[@ryanwakley1640]

How about the one where he got burnt? That was pretty fast

[@Hitomora]

@@ryanwakley1640 yeah he basically ran to the ring after he caught fire

[@jonlester62]

2nd to all American Badass Taker entrances on the Bike

[@myhandlewastaken]

Rey vs. Andrade is like pressing the button on 'Lost'. Nobody knows if it means anything, or what happens if you stop doing it, but nobody is willing to take that risk.

[@jacquelinetierney7751]

😂

[@cherryontop3243]

I'm glad they are under the mentality "the show must go on" gotta give WWE credit there

[@joeymorris1018]

Reminds me of Mankind vs The Rock: Empty arena, Halftime Heat, 1999. Classic. An empty arena is way better than Raw Mystery General Manager, the Wildcard Rule, or any promo that features anyone with the surname McMahon...

[@jasondouglas152]

The empty performance center feels just like watching NWA

[@joeywinters2968]

Jason Douglas 😂😂😂

[@XxrandomexexX]

But NWA isn't empty

[@MidnightSky1821]

He meant TNA (Impact) because the performance center crowd was as lively as an Impact crowd.

[@XxrandomexexX]

@@MidnightSky1821 Ohhhhh I was gonna say like nwa is amazing right now

[@mattlines5647]

The CM Punk and Edge joke was hilarious! Had to pause the video as I kept laughing through the rest 😂😂😂

[@harrissonprins9206]

First Becky did a promo with The Rock and now Stone Cold. It was so cringy and seemed forced

[@ghostflame9211]

Harrisson Prins did you see her stupid truck? It’s absolutely forced. They’re turning her into Roman: instead of acknowledging that she failed, or at least isn’t as big as they want her to be, they push her into that spot anyway hoping people will change their minds. It’s so dumb

[@tomweis3344]

The lightbulb joke got a like from me...that was comedy!!

[@MrGreenYeti]

You didn't mention during the reshow of the Rumble, they showed Edge's first Spear, unlike during the original live showing of it.

[@davidstephan5116]

I use the live edition of Thunderstruck for my “walking around the house” theme music😎😂

[@frenchy2047]

David Stephan 🎶

[@Kusanagi13]

David Stephan ride the lightning live !!!

[@qjayjay6393]

Wait you're telling me that Simon wasn't the one glitching stuff?

[@canoncoriell9105]

Never was much a fan of lynch glad to see others are finally on board with the fact she’s so forced bro

[@Divine_Chareka]

3:33 so you want to break the internet with your glitches too LOL😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@20alroco]

What was that all about? Thought I was the only one that noticed

[@Pr0phetless]

The only reason I watched the Royal Rumble replay was so I could see the exact moment AJ Styles dislocated his shoulder from selling Edge's spear

[@zakkwylde5545]

And Keith Lee.

[@jasonmuir9310]

only reason I watched it was for the full connection claymore to Brock Lesnar head

[@hafizsyednomanali6868]

I watched it for Edge’s return

[@charmdawn1]

I Swear Asuka Was The Best Part Of The Show For Me!!!!! She Had Me Dying Laughing On Commentary 😂😂😂

[@jeremysmith9400]

Should have had Stone Cold on commentary all night.

[@kevincowan2639]

Jeremy Smith I think triple h should do more commentary

[@codybrono8583]

Lol that one with punk and edge xD

[@jessamyers8761]

Last night really showed that the crowd of fans are the most important thing that keeps wrestling going year after year. It felt so weird without people screaming the whole time.

[@j.pitkin2883]

"Ladies and gentlemen, we have just set a brand new attendance record of 0! Give yourselves a big hand!"

[@EricStJohn-bd2jo]

J. Pitkin no more Brady enjoy the losses

[@j.pitkin2883]

@@EricStJohn-bd2jo wrong forum. You want ESPN not WWE.

[@MidnightSky1821]

And the crowd goes wild!

[@deoson1646]

I cringed so hard when becky arrived with her awful truck 😬

[@o.w.omarquito2047]

Darth Ruin Last night I just lost a ton of respect for SCSA. Or maybe he like the Undertaker just doesn’t care anymore and just needs the money 💵

[@captainunichell1559]

Darth Ruin yea it’s really annoying

[@TimezOfInfamy]

@@o.w.omarquito2047 he doesn't care he's done his part in the past and left his legendary mark on the wwe

[@SherrBear867]

remember when you all loved Becky and couldn’t get enough of “The Man” yeah....interesting

[@Dragonkaiser20]

Yep. It was only a matter of time before people turned on her. Same gonna happen to McIntyre and Otis and other big fan favorites.

[@rayb.1180]

Keith Jackson it’s not that their turning, it’s the fact WWE overuses them. Just because the fans like someone doesn’t mean we want to see them 24/7 or in every match,every backstage segment.WWE needs to find a gap between overexposure and Brock Lesnar once a month... if it’s 4 Monday’s a month,I’m good with seeing a superstar on 2 Monday nights

[@King-fz8iw]

The Schmidt Anderson when she turned on Charlotte it was cool. When she won the rumble and WM it was cool. But now she’s just irritating. On and off camera. She thinks she’s bigger than everyone which is annoying because that’s literally the opposite of why we all supported her over Charlotte.

[@SherrBear867]

yandere girls yet you all ask to see Cesareo every two seconds or Asuka get a title shot everyday 🤔

[@andrewmarshall3408]

@@King-fz8iw So what you're saying is you bought too much into the gimmick and now it's generating an emotional response from you? Isn't that what wrestlers are supposed to do? 🤔

[@yaboyyoshisensei]

Yooo the joke session was 🔥🔥🔥😂😂😂😂😂

[@dennis.the.drummer]

The light bulb screwed the light bulb! Comedy gold Miller, comedy gold

[@BJNGHP]

Those Wrestling themed jokes were brilliant.

[@DamnWhoAsked]

Them Simon jokes had me in tears💀

[@robbiesilverwolf]

12:02 lol that’s just the old Becky showing that she still loves puns it was funny to me

[@maxine166]

Give Simon a raise, I haven't even seen the program and this is incredibly entertaining, that charisma is excellent!!

[@keandredennis6838]

"I'm straight, edge" i just died Simon

[@wstine79]

Asuka was awesome on commentary. Even got dressed up with her title and everything.

[@c0pyimitati0n]

She's hilarious... She constantly grunts and makes weird noises. (I always imagine what she would sound like if she spoke English 😆) "Grrrrrr.....Asuka this"

[@Kaloyan.Dimitrov]

The "I am straight, Edge" joke got me laughing so hard 😂😂

[@himanshurajdev2412]

First Wrestlemania when the attendance will not be controversial !!!

[@mmaluk3993]

Under rated comment

[@viksaggu9085]

Himanshu Rajdev burn!

[@viksaggu9085]

MMALUK399 rated R comment

[@MrWolfchamp-xi3cu]

Weekly wrestling reviews are usually only relevant after the show being reviewed and aren't exactly rewatchable but after those wrestling jokes Simon gave this one might be an exception.

[@anthonyferguson4678]

I'm straight, Edge. Oh man that's killer. Gold, Jerry. Gold!

[@DamnWhoAsked]

Considering the fact that I didn't hear Stone Cold generate his regular pop when he arrives....it just reminds me how much I miss the fans already. The fans build up tension...so i really hope that this shit dies off soon.

[@thribs]

Asuka was probably on commentary cause she was there and they didn’t have anything else for her to do

[@SuperSayianWarrior]

Who else loved the undertaker segment. I loved it because the OC were scarred shitless, didn't wanna get into the ring and as soon as you saw Undertaker behind them, Karl had the look of "oh shot, he's behind us isn't it?"

[@andywindbreaker6010]

11:50 re: "Reality is Lost" I'm still convinced this is something to do with Sami Callihan. So... is Simon Miller VS Sami Callihan still happening?

[@ChrisLT]

Their first names start with S and their last names both have two L's, follow the money.

[@eddychaosofpain244]

Simon vs jon mox sami in match

[@BreakerHimself]

That Edge CM Punk joke was awesome! 😂. I had never heard or thought of it before

[@incognito_donut]

That crowd was popping

[@warrenwallsjr.2564]

Thanks Simon now I want my own pyro and theme music when I enter a room

[@IngwiePhoenix]

Those jokes right about killed me XD Simon is the best =)

[@John_Doe974]

I'll normally complain about Asuka exclusively speaking Japanese even though she is fluent in English but Lawler "translating" for her is just perfect. Stone Cold doing a stand up set while being rated by Byron Saxton was beautiful. Who else was hoping he would stunner Becky as revenge for that time on his show?

[@Rose-ie5yq]

idk why but the 'I'm straight, Edge' joke really got to me and I think it was his astounding delivery

[@charliejohnson2135]

Thank you Simon for giving me so many laughs during these tough times, I will be using those WWE jokes tomorrow! Thank you sir!

[@michaelcampbell7669]

KUDOS for the WWE for the Raw program last night .Well done.

[@DP-um1ck]

the fact that they're now just doing one 'live' match each show... actually works out well. They seem to be picking the best workers to do it. And I kinda like that

[@SmifLaly]

Here's an idea for WrestleMania to help with the atmosphere and make it special: Instead of showing the wrestlers walking to the ring, They should give everyone special ONE TIME only high quality entrance videos that play in place of the ring walk. Next, lights on the ring but dark on the seats (which is probably what they're going to do anyway). Prerecord and edit the undercard matches we know are gonna go longer and go live on the matches that'll be quicker like Reigns/Goldberg or AJ/Taker and Brock/Drew. Edge/Orton is a last man standing so they can have their match in the parking garage wearing street clothes, as if Edge attacked Orton at first sight. Refs come out to break it up until someone with power says "No, let them fight." They might even get away with Cena/Fiend in the Firefly Funhouse with the puppets playing as the audience and that way they can play up some of the "horror" elements with quality production we all know Vince wants. Finally, any segments they were planning for in ring pops can just take place "backstage".

[@TungstenArm]

Asuka needs to be in literally every segment. Also to spice things up, every show should have wrestlers from the other two shows in the crowd, reacting in character.

[@IVIUT3D]

I thought of this too, all the performers from the other shows should be the crowd. We could get some crowd vs performer moments that will NEVER happen in a normal arena.

[@TungstenArm]

IVIU-T-3D imagine Asuka and Kairi going nuts in the front row while Aleister Black sits next to them in complete silence

[@IGORBROON]

I pretty much watch wwe in order to watch simon miller, they should be paying you

[@SBR305]

Anything involving Becky Lynch.... BROWN F'N DOWN!!!!

[@jbrock40]

He should had gave her a stunner

[@King-fz8iw]

james bryant facts she’s so extra it’s irritating. She’s at Lizzo and Cardi b irritating now.

[@MephProduction]

bet you wanted her to win at the last wm?

[@SBR305]

@@MephProduction absolutely not! I've hated her ever since she turned at Summerslam and became "the man" Wrestlemania 35 is one of if not THE WORST in history because of the overrated cringeworthy bum!

[@jonnyraigeous1671]

I popped for the Stone Cold bit. It was great.

[@I-Am-Batman_1988]

Love the corny jokes. Had me dying.

[@Monaayy29]

Summerslam is the new wrestlemania this year

[@damienmontgomery670]

thought the same thing!

[@rishotnongkhlaw6113]

Imagine the pop for Edge and Stone Cold if there was a crowd

[@BreadBox1]

If you go back and watch this episode of RAW and watch the scene where the Undertaker uses his magical powers, you can hear him get out of the ring and the Tech man say "He's in place." It's weird that they still wanted to do this without a bunch of fans making noise to cover that up and keep the mystique. Still, loved it

[@roberthill3051]

Those jokes were actually real good - especially the lightbulb

[@TheCharles3211]

the Street Profits came out and got stunner'd too hahahahaha

[@NoddyMaccy]

The CM Punk/Edge joke made me chuckle 😂

[@nolankuffner3573]

Fans online: Everything's cancelled, you need to self-isolate, to flatten the curve. WWE, from the Performance Centre: Welcome to our house!

[@pumpkinking5397]

Whatcha gonna glue, brother?! 😂😂😂

[@robertlettjr6012]

It feels so wired watching wrestling with the area empty😞😞😞😞😞😞

[@Divine_Chareka]

5:47 you're insane bro 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👐👐👐

[@TheUltimateE]

The Punk and Show jokes were really good

[@mattheweoff5838]

Nothing like watching replays

[@Robby102509]

The light bulb screws itself! GOLDEN UP!

[@xJC4Rx]

2020 Ups and Downs Raw 86 - 50 SmackDown 71 - 37 PPV 21 - 16 Total 178 - 103

[@SomeRandomGuy164]

I was amazed by how Stone Cold just kept downing beers (meanwhile Becky was barely sipping the two mandatory ones) instead of doing the famous pose 2 or 3 times. Seriously, it felt like the segment dragged out and Stone Cold just took full advantage to get as many beers from the producers as he could! Also, obviously Asuka was the most entertaining part of the whole show. I demand more Asuka commentary on matches she has no kayfabe relation to!!

[@alberto8132]

Simon, can you do more wrestling name jokes? THey're hilarious. Also Jerry Lawler is the best commentator ever, his one liners

[@brunomachado1387]

I belive that the truck was plan to be used on WM, but because of the change of plans, they put that on TV for the people to see this nice piece of art that someone put a lot of effort on it.

[@DUARTE99]

There is nothing to look forward to in these boring empty PC shows, but bless you for your optimism Simon. You get an up. 👍

[@schmidington]

Asuka needs to be on commentary more often. She's downright hilarious!! She knows no one can really understand her and plays it out like some cartoon character. She was the best part of that night I think. Well, Becky's truck was damn cool.

[@Sharmaji90svale]

Don't worry about that match. With Sammy Callahan it can wait. Be ready for Undertaker, Aliester Black and Simon Miller Vs OC

[@MiniLemmy]

Remember when WWE put out those vignettes with Daniel Bryan coming out doing the ‘Yes’ chants to an empty arena, with the message “There is no WWE without the fans”? Let’s just forget about that shall we....

[@bryanthewendigo1877]

Yes it was weird seeing an empty arena but I am Grateful that we had raw to watch. No NHL or any other sport going on and basically everything shut down this was a nice thing to watch and take our minds off of things even just for a few hours.

[@MistarZtv]

2:14 thank you for that simon really needed that. day one of staying at home here, hope everyone stays in good health for the rest of this ordeal.

[@jacquelinetierney7751]

Good luck in quarantine. Hope you end up well, and keep yourself occupied.

[@masterofmythology]

I have this very funny image of, after the lights turned off, Taker gets out of the ring, stumbles around in the dark, finds the OC, and gets behind them.

[@sumanchhetri1809]

I hope they add a CGI crowd ... Wrestling without fans seems wierd

[@jessegifford7913]

I was thinking they should add a "virtual audience" in somehow. Have screens in the crowd and let people skype in from home. Something like that. I clearly haven't thought it through entirely, but I'm sure there's a way to make it work.

[@chrisxxc648]

If they did shows with no crowds once in awhile I wouldn't mind I love shows like this

[@robertlettjr6012]

This guy is so funny lol 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@arihants9733]

Baszler could really use a Paul Heyman right now

[@barbwinter5345]

She does he's just backstage. I think she should be a killer who's actions speak louder than words

[@arihants9733]

@@barbwinter5345 exactly I can imagine her reaching Brock Lesnar heights with someone like Paul Heyman doing the talking for her